Lubbock health officials have confirmed first measles death in West Texas outbreak
Officials have confirmed a person infected with measles died at a Lubbock hospital, the first since the outbreak began in ...
Measles Outbreak in Texas Turns Deadly as Parents Scramble for Shots
The measles outbreak in Texas has now turned deadly. Texas and federal health officials have just reported the first deaths ...
West Texas doctors urging vaccination after measles death: ‘This is a big deal’
The effectiveness of the vaccine, coupled with rising vaccination rates, led to such low rates of measles that it was ...
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say
At least 124 cases have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who are unvaccinated ...
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First measles death reported in West Texas outbreak was unvaccinated child, officials say
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Wednesday confirmed the death. DSHS said the patient was an unvaccinated school-aged child.
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Measles death reported in Texas, first in U.S. since 2015
This is the first death in the U.S. caused by measles since 2015, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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CDC firings, including in Kansas City, raise fears about disease outbreak response
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...
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Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the U.S. in a decade
A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S.
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First death in West Texas measles outbreak is unvaccinated child
A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected more ...
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What can parents do to protect their children from the measles
Wednesday morning an unvaccinated school-aged child who was hospitalized with measles died, marking the first death in the West Texas measles outbreak, according to Lubbock health ...
Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
A child in Texas has died of measles, the first confirmed fatality in the state’s worst outbreak in three decades, state health officials said Wednesday. The unvaccinated school-age child was ...